Novels by Eminent Hands

By William Makepeace Thackeray

Book Overview

Novels By Eminent Hands is a collection of satirical essays written by the renowned English author, William Makepeace Thackeray. The book is a witty and entertaining take on the literary world of the 19th century, featuring parodies of popular novels and authors of the time. Thackeray's sharp wit and biting commentary are on full display as he skewers the pretensions and affectations of his contemporaries. The essays are written in Thackeray's signature style, with a mix of humor and cynicism that is both insightful and entertaining. Novels By Eminent Hands is a must-read for fans of Thackeray's work and anyone interested in the literary culture of the 19th century.Reglar every evening there came to the ""Constantanople"" a young gent etired in the igth of fashn; and indead presenting by the cleanlyness of his appearants and linning (which was generally a pink or blew shurt, with a cricketer or a dansuse pattern) rather a contrast to the dinjy and whistkcard sosaity of the Diwann. As for wiskars, this young mann had none beyond a little yallow tought to his chin, which you woodn notas, only he was always pulling at it.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 116267654X
• ISBN13: 9781162676548
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 9.3" x 7.5"